Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Ultimate Dork-Loser Married Couple :]

I hope you all aren't sick of hearing about

our fun weekends :]

This one was much needed.

I had a major breakdown last week.
I was SO freakin overwhelmed with work.

On Thursday, I just started bawling.

I made my poor mom sit there

and listen to me vent about it for like an hour.

LUCKILY, it was a long weekend.

And my hubster definitely helped me

get rejuvinated for this work week.



On Friday night we had an awesome date night.

We started the night off at the happiest place on earth...
Buckle.

I got a few pairs of new jeans and

one of those cute lacey see thru shirts.

[Those are like my favorite lately!]

Anyways, we did some majorly much needed shopping.






Then went to Texas Roadhouse :]


We got WAY too much food.
Then we went and seen a movie....




On Saturday,
Kenz went golfing with his friends in the morning,
while I went and did an activity with the boys.


When we got done, we went grocery shopping...
I also got to sneak over to Mal's and
get some Paparazzi jewelry...
SO cute and everything's only 5 bucks!



That night, we went to dinner with my bestest...
Amie Lee!
She is seriously my favorite.



On Sunday:

We did the ultimate dorky married couple activity.

We full on bought all 7 Harry Potter movies

and had a marathon.
Haha, I am ashamed to admit that

we spent more than 14 hours of the weekend

watching these movies.

But we got pretty into them.

And it was some good quality time!




On Sunday night,

we had a dutch oven at the in laws.

It was lots of fun hanging out with

the family and friends.

We played Farkle until like midnight!


On Monday,

Kenz had to work at 3.

So we slept in and had a chill day.

[Finished up the Harry Potter movies!]

Then Ty came over and watched

The Bachelorette

with me and mom.

The Bachelor/Bachelorette

is me and Ty's guilty pleasure.

For the last couple years,

we have always tried to get together on

Monday nights to enjoy all 2 hours of it together.

We have way too much fun making

fun of the dumb things they say.

But secretly, we love it.

This season, he is going to come over

to Ephraim every Monday and join me :]



Now it is Tuesday

and I am back to work.

I am surprisingly okay with it.

I owe my husband big time for giving

me such a fun weekend

and helping me get my shiz together.

He is seriously the bomb.com


*************


Happy Tuesday Everybody!!!!!

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Things I Hate.

I never thought I'd say this...

But my brother has inspired me.

To vent about things that I hate.

Haha.

His whole blog is made up of

things that he hates,

and I have to say

I was laughing pretty hard when I read it.

So today,

I am going to take a few minutes

and explain why I hate the things that I hate.



#1: Reusing things that get dirty.

* Especially silverware, cups, and rags.

I didn't realize just how crazy I am about this

until recently.

I think those cupboards full of reusable cups are awful.

Cups never get all the way clean.

Have you ever poured a glass of water

and as you're drinking you can literally see

something on the cup.

UUGGHHH.

That is seriously gross.

And seriously,

you pour yourself a drink of juice

then wash the cup and the next time

you use the cup for water

you can always smell the juice!

It is just nasty.


* Rags-

Don't even get me started.

You use it to wipe nasty spaghetti sauce off the stove.

Then you throw it in the washer with a

bunch of other dirty rags.

They sit there together in dirty water,

and everyone thinks it's okay to use them again.

PAPER TOWELS, people.

You wipe gross stuff up,

then you throw it away.



Just save yourself from the germs,

and use plastic stuff.

Throw away gross things!



#2: Crowds.

At Walmart.

I absolutely despise when you are pushing

your cart and you get to the end of an aisle

and go to turn and there are like 30 people

with their carts trying to take your spot.

Or when you NEED to get bread,

but you turn to go onto the bread aisle and it looks

like you just walked into Disneyland in the middle of June.

It gives me serious anxiety.


#3: Cats

In general.

The thing they do...

where they rub their body all over

your calves.

Is seriously disturbing.

They are so nasty.

This isn't cute people!!!!

#4: When you are talking to someone

and they turn everything you say into something

about them.

You tell your friend you got engaged and they

go off about when they think THEIR boyfriend

is going to propose.

Some people just have a story for everything,

and everything you say goes back to them.

I seriously have a friend who

ONLY talks to me when something happens

in her life and she needs someone to talk to.

I don't mind listening.

But once in a while,

you could talk about something

other than yourself!




#5: Ice Cream

It makes me sick :[

Milk too.



#6: Burping in the car.

Burping isn't pleasant ever.

But in a confined space,

where there it just lingers in the air...

That's just uncalled for.






A few last minute thoughts....


I hate:


- Kanye West: Your glasses are gay and


you will never sound like 50 Cent.


- Mexican Food: It's gross.


- The Red Sox: Don't pay that much less in salaries than the Yankees,


so find a new argument.


- Open doors... In bedrooms, bathrooms, offices.


Just close the door when you are done.


- Drama... Save it for your momma!


*********


I have to say,


I feel much better.


Next time you hear from me,


I will be as positive as ever.


But that was a nice little venting session.

Monday, May 23, 2011

What an eventful weekend!

On Friday night, we played in the Ephraim

All Nighter softball tournament.

It was lots of fun,

but I am super sore now.

And it wore me out!





After the tournament got over on Saturday,

we went home and slept for a few hours.

But I had to work at 5:00.

So from 5 til 8:30 I was stuck at the AC.

When I got off,

we went to the new Pirates movie

with my momma.

It was fun :]



By the time the movie was over,

we went home and CRASHED.

The next morning,

we got up at 6:00 and started

our journey to Wyoming.

Kenz sold his Powerwagon to a guy

in Wyoming,

but the guy didn't have a trailer

big enough to come get it.

So he offered to pay us to bring it up

there to him.

9 hour freaking drive both ways!!

We left yesterday morning,

and got home this morning at 6.

And now we are both stuck at work all day!

We are pretty much walking zombies.





We stopped at this cute little place in Wyoming

called Little America.

I didn't get a picture, so I got this one off the internet.

It is obviously an old picture,

but the place hasn't changed at all!


We went through this cool little town called

Thermopolis.

It has these natural hot springs.

I thought it was the cutest little town ever.
And it had a place called Mac's Bar and Liquor.

Haha, I couldn't get the camera out fast enough

to take a picture of it :[


Potty Break!



Kenzie probably thought I was a dork,

but I just love these huge windmills.

They remind me of going to California with

my family when we were little.

There were like a million of them in Wyoming!


When we finally delivered the truck,

it was a bittersweet moment.

As we drove away

my husband kept looking back at it.

He seriously looked like he was going to burst

into tears.

He loves this old truck.

It was his first vehicle, and it is just

such a big part of him.

I started bawling when I saw his sad little face,

and I almost convinced him to

turn around and say never mind!

But we talked about it,

and it was the right thing.

The poor old thing just sits out in our field.
We never drive it, and we don't want

to pay to insure it or put gas in it all the time.

It had to be done.

But it was still sad!


It will be nice to have some extra spending money,

and Kenz is going to use some to do some

cool things to his new truck.

I get to go shopping :]

And we will probably do something fun for my

birthday this month with the money.

So, to wrap this thing up....

It was the longest.drive.ever.

But it was a lot of fun.

And it was another adventure

we can look back on someday.

GOOD TIMES.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Mal's Bridals

Here's a little peek at Mal's Bridals..

She looked gorgeous!!!

Some of you have asked...

we don't do this as a business!

Haha we just do it for friends once in

a while if you don't feel like paying 7 million

dollars for pictures!












Can't Complain

Well folks, we did it again.

We had another splendid weekend

that ended too soon.


On Friday night we went and watched

Fast Five.

It was awesome.


On Saturday,


we went to Price for a mens softball tournament.


The weather was off and on...


Mostly nice.


Their team did pretty good


and had lots of fun!



There are some pretty cool places between


here and Price.
One of these days I'm going to make Kenz


take me through there again and sight see!



Puppy :]




Haha for some reason whenever I see my hubby

like this, I just have this natural instinct to grab the

camera. Haha sorry there are like 30 pictures of

him in this exact position, but it's just so cute.


On Saturday night

we ate some good food and watched the

Yankees get beat by the Red Sox :[

***

And on Sunday,

we woke up and made breakfast,

which we never do anymore!

It was super nice.

Then we went and played softball

at the field for a while.

At 4:00, I went and took Mal's bridal pics.

Then we came home and watched the Yanks

lose AGAIN!


We have about a million of these flowers in


front of our house,


so I couldn't resist cutting a few and


putting them in a vase.



After weekends like these,

I sure don't like waking up Monday morning

and going to work.

It is just wrong.

Life lately pretty much consists of

us trying to get from Monday to Friday...

Then having TOO MUCH FUN all weekend.

I'm not complaining.






Monday, May 16, 2011

How Do You Know??

Okay, so I have this cute little friend


who did a post about relationships.


And now my wheels are spinning.






She basically talked about how with marriage


comes the BORING phase,


and she wants to know HOW you know if


you have found the right person,


and how you keep things going strong.






This is something that I think about A LOT.


My parents were married for 21 years


before they got divorced.


That's terrrifying to me.


I am only into this marriage thing 2 years!


That means there are at least 19 more


years where something could go wrong.


It would seem like the odds are against us.


While their divorce was a little more fresh,


I was freaking out.


I was honestly pretty scared of my marriage failing.




But through a lot of RESEARCH, soul searching,


and talking with people who know a lot about this,


I have come to a reassuring conclusion.


***


#1: If it weren't going to work out,


you would know pretty early.


My mom has told me there were some pretty major


signs within the first MONTHS of marriage


that it wasn't a healthy relationship.




It is scary when you rush relationships because


when you see these signs early on,


there are already things


[ like rings or children ]


that make you overlook those signs.


It is very important to make sure you feel


100% sure that this is the right thing.


I honestly believe that there is a person out


there for everyone.


So if you are a few months into a relationship


and you find out that your guy was seen with


another girl over the weekend...


GET OUT OF THERE.


You WILL find someone else.


But it is too often that people will "work it out"


for reasons that are not healthy...


like the fear of not finding someone else for them...


OR the idea that you might be getting engaged soon


and that is exciting.



It's not worth it.


You have to take these sign seriously because


marriage doesn't usually change people for the better.


So it is likely that the problems now,


will get worse with time


and leave you heartbroken.






#2: The "in love" phase WILL fade.


I remember the summer I met my man.


He was honestly like a God to me.


I didn't think there could POSSIBLY be a single


thing wrong with him.


I would spend ALL hours of the day and night


thinking about how perfect he was.


Now I am not saying that these traits were fake.


He still has every single one of them... and MORE.


HOWEVER, I had not yet seen him shave and leave all


the hair from his face in the sink.. ALL DAY.


Haha, the point... no one is perfect.


When you are dating, you bring your A game.


You never show up not looking your BEST.


You focus all your energy on making sure you


say the right things and act the right way.


Well in time, you will get more comfortable in


the relationship, and you will start being yourself.


Which is a wonderful thing.


This is the time to ask yourself a


VERY important question...


Do I love this person for who they are...


or did I love the way they were treating me


for the first 3 months??




** If I could give ONE piece of advice to every couple,


it would be this:


Wait until the "in love" phase is over


before you make any serious commitment


(engagement, marriage, child)


Everyone falls IN LOVE.


But being in love and truly loving someone


are different.


I miss the in love stage sometimes.


It is like a drug.


Everything is sunny, smiley, happy.


But it doesn't last for anyone.


It changes.


Sometime for the better,


sometimes for the worse.


Don't let being in love blur your vision


of the big picture.





#3: Successful relationships take work.


A successful marriage doesn't just come because


you chose the right person.


I am constantly reading marriage books,


talking to the therapists at work,


and doing these stupid little 30 day marriage challenges


to keep the fire burning.


You seriously have to work at it.


Life gets busy.


And it is easy to forget about your spouse's needs.


But you can't let it happen.


You always have to do whatever it takes


to make sure your spouse knows


how much you care.


My marriage is my most prized possession.


I would give up my job,


my friends, my clothes, anything for it.


That is very comforting to me.


I think if you don't feel that way,

there is a problem.


It is easy to invest time, money, and energy


on it because it is the one thing in this


world that I want and need to work out.


The outcome of my marriage is


the most important thing to me.







#4: Things change.


Yes, sometimes it gets boring.


You always have to work.


You come home tired.


You don't do the crazy things you did


while you were dating.


But the beautiful thing about it


is that things get more meaningful.


It is so comforting to run out of gas and


have my hubby leave work and show up with a


gas can within a half hour.


Or to come home to a note on the counter.


I cherish the nights we spend on the couch


watching a movie together

or getting into a conversation that ends


up lasting two hours.


No, it isn't a weekend getaway to Vegas.


But it means so much more than


the silly things we did when we were younger.



You leave behind exciting



and get to know special.




***




I thought this picture was appropriate


because I remember the day I got stuck in


the hamper and Kenz had to go get the camera


and take a picture before he would help me out.




***



I live for little moments like that.






Monday, May 9, 2011

Here ya go Mal :]

Kenzie and I took some pictures

of Mal and Christian

over the weekend.

This is the fastest way for

them to be able to see a few...

So here are about 10 out of the FIFTY

I kept :]

Hope you guys like them!

I will get ya a disk asap.